Harrison's has three locations in New England—a store and warehouse in Massachusetts and another in New Hampshire. Though the comics shop could not be reached for comment at press time, a representative of the store did take to Twitter.

Those who have know us for years must realize that we do not condone this behavior.

Williams claimed that she had tweeted about the existence of the "rape room" before she was fired, but the Daily Dot could not locate these tweets. It was not clear how long Williams worked for Harrison's, or what other factors contributed to the firing.

Additionally, it wasn't clear whether multiple employees were involved in dubbing the storage room a "rape room." Williams claimed that the man who had "joked" about the issue followed her on Twitter:

The man who made the rape room joke just followed me on here. I've blocked him but I am still really upset he did this.

Though details were sketchy, Williams' alleged experiences echoed those of many women who have found themselves ostracized when dealing with real-life comics shops. In 2012 comic artist Kate Leth described her negative experiences trying to buy comics in local stores, and last year comic artist Noelle Stevenson opened up about her own discomfort in real-life comics spaces.

Williams stated earlier today that she had given a statement to police about the incident.